I gave up HN for Lent, if anyone asks. This is a traditional time for introspection, not a comment on community or anything.
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@patio11 …makes it hard to unequivocally recommend a CS major to the people who are most likely to be happy in “programmer culture” -
@mechanical_fish@patio11 Great point! If I could do it again I def would have skipped my CS degree. Even tho I spent $0 on it
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@patio11 ain't nobody got time for that, they're all too busy coding awayThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@patio11 MOOC & many of skills we hire for (eg program Lang) not taught in CSThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@patio11 you don't have to be a cs major to codeThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@patio11 doesn't surprise me, TBH. A lot of people get frustrated because the teachers aren't super effective at getting people engaged...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@patio11 Programming “culture” is designed by autodidacts for people like themselves. That, plus soaring cost of college education… (1/2)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@patio11 perhaps the needed growth is in non-traditional, harder to measure.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@patio11 More people dropping out and getting jobs perhaps? Is the number of people who start studying CS rising? -
@thomasfuchs@patio11 I'd also venture this is part of the explanation, given how many Hungry Academy style programs there are nowadays
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